make sure

phrase

: to find out or do something so that one has no doubt about whether something is true, correct, will happen, etc.

Make sure (that) you turn the oven off.

They made sure everyone knew where they were supposed to be.

Examples of make sure in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

However, Celebrini is playing the long game to make sure the team is competitive in the years to come. — Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2026

The consistent theme the administration has adopted is that this war is being fought to make sure that Iran can never get a nuclear weapon. — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026

And then the flip side, the job of a producer is to make sure that everything that happens is able to come out on camera. — Emily Longeretta, Variety, 28 Aug. 2026

Because there’s uncertainty about Phillips’ return the Dolphins will need to make sure the practice squad has two defensive linemen. — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for make sure

• annexure
• embouchure
• epicure
• immature
• paramour
• premature
• reassure
• reinsure
• sinecure
• abjure
• adjure
• allure